Dr. Erik Henrikson, Senior Research Engineer at PING, joins Chris Como to present groundbreaking research on trajectory flattening and closure rate — and what these concepts mean for shot consistency.
This collaborative presentation bridges the gap between coaching intuition and biomechanics research. Como introduces his "napkin drawing" framework showing why traditional closure rate measurements (degrees per second) miss the point, while Henrikson presents PING's motion capture data from 110 amateurs and 11 tour players to test these hypotheses.
The central question: Are there differences in swing technique that make some golfers less sensitive to error than others? The data suggests yes — and the answer lies in how the club moves through space, not time.